Obamas To Attend Edward M. Kennedy Institute Dedication

Sen. Ted Kennedy with Barack Obama during an Obama for President rally at American University in Washington, D.C., January 28, 2008 (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — President Barack Obama is planning to attend the dedication of the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston later this month.

Kennedy widow and institute co-founder Victoria Reggie Kennedy announced Monday that the president, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden all plan to attend the ceremony on March 30.

The institute is being built on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston next to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The centerpiece is a full-scale representation of the U.S. Senate chamber.